The death toll from the Maui fires in Hawaii has risen to 67, making it the state’s deadliest natural disaster in more than 60 years, but an expert is predicting the toll to rise into triple digits.
The updated death toll comes from the local Maui County government as a local resident says she was “caught off guard” due to a lack of emergency alerts before bushfires wiped out a historic town.
Hawaiian Governor Josh Green said all responsibility was “on all of us”.